The
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
recently hosted special event to champion mentoring as a powerful tool for
empowering women entrepreneurs in developing and emerging economies, reports
ITRealms.
This, ITRealms gathered drew on findings from an evaluation of its Mentoring Women in Business Programme.
According
to the Chief executive officer (CEO), Cherie Blair Foundation for Women,
Sevi Simavi, the research showed that
women entrepreneurs in developing and emerging economies face a number of
barriers to establishing and growing successful businesses.
These
barriers, she outlined to include educational inequalities, inability to access
networks, a lack of access to capital and a lack of role models.
“Mentoring
can play a vital role in breaking down these barriers and empowering women to
gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed,” she said.
ITRealms recalls that Simavi was quoted as saying that to mark this year's
International Women's Day, people across the world are being asked to make a
'Pledge for Parity'.
“In my view, there is no better time to make such a
commitment,” she declared, adding that the World Economic Forum estimates that
it will take until 2133 for men and women to gain economy parity.
She
pointed out that in order to close this gap sooner, hence the need to start
now.Stressing that whether as an individual or an organisation, everyone has the power to take concrete action to advance gender equality - from ensuring that women are given equal opportunities to progress in the workplace to challenging own internal biases.
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Pix: (CEO), Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, Sevi Simavi
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